I appreciate that. I think there is a disparity between the money that goes into research and our ability to commercialize it. I would also say there's a disparity. We have done well in research. It has tended to go to U of T, McGill, McMaster, and UBC, which have the capacity. Smaller universities, even like St. Mary's, where you used to work, have not received as much either, and then there's the disparity with the colleges. So thank you.
You talked about the dedicated transfer and you put something in there that I agree with if we're going to do it, which is that there have to be conditions; there has to be accountability. We were in Quebec yesterday and that point of view was not well adhered to at all. In fact, what we heard was, give the dedicated transfer and then get the hell out of the way and let the province and/or the university determine what happens to the money.
I'd be interested in your thoughts on that. Do you still see a role for the federal government in research and perhaps student access issues--students who are unable to access post-secondary education, be it community college, upgrading, or university?